Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Ratings for Pelosi’s Congress Sink Further

While Democrats rejoice over President Bush's dismal popularity ratings, the popularity of the Congress they control has plummeted to the lowest point since Gallup first tracked public opinion of Congress in 1974.

According to Gallup News Service, just 18% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76% disapprove, according to the August 13-16, 2007 Gallup Poll.

That matches the low recorded in March 1992, when a check-bouncing scandal was one of several besetting Congress, which had a similarly low 19% approval rating during the energy crisis in the summer of 1979...MORE